Sub-Saharan Africa includes some 45,000 plant species. The spatial patterns of this
diversity have been well explored. We can group the species into a set of biogeographical …

The flora of southern Africa is, for its latitude and area, very species-rich. Although the
hyperdiverse Cape flora contributes almost half of this richness, three other radiations …

The distribution of species in the present is just a snapshot in time after millions of years of
change. Pleistocene climatic cycles, varying from 100ky to sub‐millennial scales, played an …

Aim Despite the accumulation of cases describing fast radiations of alpine plants, we still
have limited understanding of the drivers of speciation in alpine floras and of the precise the …

Abstract Afrotropical Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) ticks are revised based on qualitative
morphology of females and nymphs, as well as tarsus I shape outlines of females measured …

The rugged topography of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), South Africa, is frequently
invoked to explain the spectacular radiation of the Cape flora, but the mechanisms involved …

Global climate change is a major challenge for the future with serious potential impacts on
biodiversity. Biodiversity in mountains is particularly vulnerable as many montane species …

During the present study, the evolutionary relationship within a clade of mountain clade of
freshwater crabs (Potamonautes) was examined using mtDNA sequence data for species …

The Afromontane and Afroalpine areas constitute some of the main biodiversity hotspots of
Africa. They are particularly rich in plant endemics, but the biogeographic origins and …

The Midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province in South Africa was hitherto a
putative centre of floristic endemism (CFE) based on conjecture. The aim of this study was to …